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Festival of Northern Lights organizers experience outpouring of support amid increased vandalism
Heartened by the encouragement of their supporters and resilient in the face of frustration, Festival of Northern Lights organizers say the unprecedented vandalism experienced this year won’t dim their spirits. “The joy we see and the happiness we see that the lights bring far outweighs the frustration that we’re feeling. Knowing that it matters to […]
The Owen Sound Attack learn another lesson in heartbreak at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
Scott Wray is hoping these learning experiences pay off one day for his Owen Sound Attack who are working on a doctorate in hockey heartbreak early this season. After losing 6-5 to the Kitchener Rangers, in a game they led 6-4 in the third period, Owen Sound are now 2-5-2-3 in one-goal games. The Kitchener […]
‘The Bug Man’ loved insect tees. They’re now being sold to help good causes
When world-renowned London scientist and teacher Jeremy McNeil died in July, he left more than 600 bug t-shirts.
National cross country championships hitting stride in London
The Canadian cross country championships will be held for the first of back-to-back years at Fanshawe Golf Course this weekend.
Man admits he drove into four people in Eugenia and fled
A Southgate man who drove his truck into four people in the small community of Eugenia, killing one man, has pleaded guilty to failing to stop at an accident in 2022. Brett Page, who police said was 27 when charged, pleaded guilty on Oct. 28 in the Ontario Court of Justice in Owen Sound to […]
OHL Q+A: London Knights success, NCAA scholarships, small-market fears
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In Detroit’s Poletown East neighborhood, residents find healing among the trees
By Ethan Bakuli, Planet Detroit
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On any given morning, Marcel Wyckoff wakes up in Poletown East to a chorus of birds chirping in the forest outside his window.
Points North: Saving David
By Michael Livingston
Points North is a biweekly podcast about the land, water and inhabitants of the Great Lakes.
This episode was shared here with permission from Interlochen Public Radio.
On a blustery September day in 2024, 68-year-old David Holtfreter decides to go kayaking in Grand Traverse Bay, Michigan.
One year in, signs of promise and progress at London’s ‘House of Hope’
Statistics from the first year suggest that highly supportive housing changes the lives of even the most troubled people living on London’s streets and make the streets themselves safer for everyone.
The pandemic is long over. One advocate says parents still can’t go in some schools
Head of the Thames Valley Council of Home and School Associations says some principals are still prohibiting parents and volunteers from going back into London-area public schools.